The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-07
A GAS WE'LL OF GREAT FORCE
A Gusher on the Kimberlin Farm that
Is Equal to Any in the State.
An Exhibition of Its Wonderful Power that
Was Witnessed by a Delegation of Citi-
Gems from indianapolis Last Night.

The latest strike by the Capital City Natural
gas Company 10 the well on the Kimberlin farm,
in Lawrence township. this county On last
Friday this well shot, and il is believed that
1t is now worth nearly quite all the gas wells
n the county put together A Journal reporter,
last evening, accompanied party of gentlemen
who drove out to the new well, which is the
third of the last series put down by the company.
The first well-that the Smart farm, at Min
newau Springs-is of the average Marion coun-
ty output, the Specs farm we'll is much
stronger, three times the capacity OF
the Smart farm we'll, while that the Kimber-
in farm is really gusher The we'll is under
complete control by appliances, and on the arri-
val of the delegation from Indianapolis display
of its power given. When turned on it
streamed out OF three-nch pipe and famed to
q height of fifty feet, the flame spreading out to
width Of dozen feet or more The was
deafening. 1t was impossible TO converse even
at the top of ones voice within a hundred yards
of il, and a hundred and fifty locomotives stimuli
taneously blowing off steam would not make the
terrific din of the Kimberlin we'll
When roaring and blazing in a way that filed
the lookers-on with wonder and amazement,
they were told that further showing would be
made. The well. it seems. was not on full head
after all, and the operator opened the gas exit
wider A dozen thunders rolled in one followed
the flame to even greater height-almost
to the top of the seventy -two-foot derrick-and
was blown out by its outrushing force.
This shows a greater volume and pressue than
lie even exhibited by the famous Wainwright
we'll at Nobesville
Among those who saw the display were DR..
II. r. Allen, John Caven. DR.. Johnson, DIR.
Parker DR. Wilson Nicholas r. McCarty Can't
De Souchet, Henry B. Coe, Charles E. Reese,
Augrstin Boyce D. r. Wiles, Granville NJ.
Wright and Dr.. Mclean, of this city. Every
thoroughly delighted witk the showing,
which established the fact that eleven miles
from Circle Park, nine miles from the north
eastern corporation line of Indianapolis, well
among the largest in Indiana had been struck.
Several of the gentlemen have been over the
gas field in Indiana and made comparisons of
the Kimberlin we'll with those at other places.
It remarked that it better than any
well at Muncie, equal if not superior to the
Anderson wells, as good or better than the first
Greenfield well. and not excelled by the best
wells at NobIesvile.
The company has plenty of territory leased in
the neghborhood of the Kim berlin we'll and will
put down more wells without delay. Mr.. Wiles,
the president of the company. is naturally iuo-
liant, but somewhat reticent in promises, though
other member of the company say there is yet
time 70 pipe gas TO the city before winter sets
In and that il will be done. as the Kirnberlin
well solves all doubts and settles all difficulties
regarding the sufficiency of supply. The three
wells of the company are IN line, the kimb
furthest ont and can readily be connected. The
well is SO large that the directors not
ashamed or afraid to show their find, and are
talking of getting up ally-ho party for some
evening this week to drive out inviting as many
persons W no wise to join the procession in
riages to do so. The roads good. the drive a
pleasant one, and the gas exhibit sufficient 70
convince the most incradulous that Indiapspol.s
has full supply of the much desired fuel less
than a dozen miles away.